Using the most up-to-date data and analysis, Ghemawat dispels today's most dangerous myths and provides a clear view of the most critical issues facing policy makers in the years ahead. He also explains how globalization levels around the world are changing, and where they are likely to go in the future. But how should they respond to the growing pressures against globalization? And what can businesses do to control their destinies in these times of uncertainty? In The New Global Road Map, Pankaj Ghemawat separates fact from fiction by giving readers a better understanding of the key trends affecting global business.
Through a rich set of case studies, this powerful book will help readers grasp the systemic causes of global environmental degradation as well as the myriad opportunities for reform of global environmental governance.Įxecutives can no longer base their strategies on the assumption that globalization will continue to advance steadily. Providing a normative framework for evaluating global environmental governance, they suggest alternative institutional and policy responses. Finally, they critically explore the challenges of environmental governance in a world defined by global capitalism and sovereign states. The authors develop linkages between economic globalization and environmental degradation and explore a range of key global environmental problems-focusing on the two most challenging of all: climate change and biodiversity loss. Peter Christoff and Robyn Eckersley develop a broad conceptual framework for understanding the globalization of environmental problems and the highly uneven, often faltering, international political response. This book by two leading scholars offers the first systematic analysis of the relationship between globalization and the environment from the early Modern period to the present. Written largely by authors from developing countries, the book's goal is to help maximize the beneficial consequences of globalization while muting its baleful effects. How do these various expressions of "uncivil society" manifest themselves? How do they exploit the opportunities offered by globalization? How can governments, international organizations, and civil society deal with the problem? From arms trafficking in West Africa through armed insurgencies in South Asia and the upsurge of jihad in the age of globalization, this book examines the challenges that the dark forces of globalization pose to the international system and the responses they have triggered. Examples include the transnational flows of terrorism, drug and human trafficking, organized crime, money laundering, and global pandemics. But it also has a dark side: the unleashing of negative forces as a result of the compression of time and space made possible by modern technology. Globalization has brought many benefits, including the reduction of poverty in several countries. Seen by some as a desirable and irreversible engine of prosperity and progress, globalization is resisted by others as the soft underbelly of a corporate imperialism that plunders and profiteers in the global marketplace. Links to additional online content are included when available. The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Listed below are books, reports, and articles that discuss the trends in globalization and offer guidance for further research. In addition, the United Nations identified three mega-trends related to globalization: shifts in production and labor markets, rapid advances in technology, and climate change. While the current trend is not likely to end globalization, some argue that “globalization can be reversed, at least partially.” 2 The COVID-19 health crisis that brought economic collapse has prompted policymakers to take deliberate steps toward deglobalization. 1 The slowdown of world trade that resulted from the financial crisis was exacerbated by protectionist policies and nationalist movements in recent years. However, since the Great Recession of 2008-2010 a downward trend in economic integration has been observed. In terms of social globalization the world remains more connected than ever due to the widespread use of digital technologies.